閱讀理解

The International Voluntary Service runs a number of Youth Exchanges throughout the year．Youth Exchanges give small groups of 4-5 young people the opportunity to take part in volunteering trips abroad for an average of two weeks．These young people are joined by 4-5 young people from 3-4 other nationalities and are a wonderful intercultural experience in a safe environment．

Example Youth Exchanges：

Youth Exchange 1

Location：Ireland

Other nationalities：Ireland，Spain，Italy，Hungary

Theme：Focuses on the topic of community reconstruction and community activities—exploring how local issues facing our communities are connected to global issues．The group will also learn about the eco-village as an example of a community and take part in team-building activities．

Youth Exchange 2

Location：France

Other nationalities：Bulgaria，Italy，France

Theme：Organic gardening & continual living．This project will take place in a natural park，where the group will take part in gardening activities and games／workshops about continuous development．

Youth Exchange 3

Location：Macedonia

Other nationalities：Serbia，Turkey，Ireland

Theme：Foster social inclusion and motivate personal development of young people through sports and outdoor activities．Promote outdoor activities as a tool to help inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities．

Youth Exchange 4

Location：Italy

Other nationalities：Italy，Bulgaria，Greece

Theme：A sociaI-environmental project that intends to promote social inclusion and continuable development，regarded as a process of civil rights and active citizenship．Over 10 days, the group will participate in activities to raise awareness about the effect of our behavior on the environment．

1.What do you focus on when travelling in France?

A．Gardening work．

B．Civil rights

C．Developing social inclusion．

D．Rebuilding communities

2.If you are interested in protecting the environment，you can take part in______．

A．Youth Exchange 1 B．Youth Exchange 2

C．Youth Exchange 3 D．Youth Exchange 4

3.Which nationality are Youth Exchanges most popular with?

A．Spain． B．Italy

C．Ireland D．France

閱讀理解。

One day，I noticed the most beautiful Cadillac pull in the lot while waiting for my husband．A pretty female driver pulled into the spot beside our car．There was a striking resemblance to Liz Taylor．Her eyes were as blue as the sea，and teeth like an even row of pearls．A few minutes 1ater，a nice looking man entered her car，leaned over and kissed her and she drove away．

Sitting there，I wanted to cry．How could some people have it all?

Then it became almost routine to see her about once a week．She seemed friendly and always waved，flashing a big smile．My envy continued to exist long after she drove away．

A couple of weeks later，sitting in our usual parking lot，I was holding a book，watching her over the top of it．Her husband came to the car，took her arm and helped her out of the car．I could see very well as she moved to get out．She unsteadily walked around to the passenger side very slowly， leaning on a walking cane．Sitting sideways．she lifted one leg with her hands and then the other．The beautiful lady had a prosthesis(假肢) on the left Ieg and a brace(支持物) on the right leg．

I couldn’t watch them drive away as the tears were blinding me．Through my tears，I told my husband about the beautiful lady．He said he knew her husband and the story．The lady and her parents were in a car that got caught on the railroad tracks and was hit by a train．Both parents were killed and she was severely injured．She was only 12 years old．The railroad made a large settlement with her because the crossing had no signals．He explained her car was specially built for her needs as well as the home．

I prayed for forgiveness all the way home．The lady I thought had everything I didn’t．I realized how lucky I was to have my parents，the ability to walk，run or dance through life and many wonderful things money can’t buy．I would not have traded places with the beautiful lady for anything．

When you meet a person who seems to be much better off than you，don’t be fooled．

1.Why did the author want to cry when noticing the beautiful lady?

A．She thought of Liz Taylor．

B．She had no such expensive car．

C．She disliked her own eyes and teeth．

D．She envied what the lady owned．

2.Which of the following can best replace the word“settlement”in Paragraph 5？

A．Replacement． B．Payment．

C．Appointment． D．Encouragement．

3.What made the author pray for forgiveness all the way home?

A．Regretting her marriage．

B．Admiring the lady’s appearance．

C．Knowing the lady’s suffering．

D．Leaving without waving to the lady．

4.What does the author want to tell us?

A．Seeing is believing．

B．Looks can be deceiving．

C．Happiness consists in beauty．

D．Everything happens for the best．

閱讀理解。

Those accustomed to looking through thousands of books in big bookstores may find Japan’s Morioka Shoten a little strange．That’s because this tiny bookstore that is located in luxury shopping district of Ginza，in Tokyo offers just one title to its customers．

Opened in May 2015，Morioka Shoten(Japanese for bookstore)is the brainchild of Yoshiyuki Morioka．The experienced bookseller began his career as a bookstore clerk in Tokyo’s Kanda district before branching out to open his own store．It was here while organizing book readings that he realized that customers usually came into the store with one title in mind．Morioka began to wonder if a store could exist by selling many copies of just one single book．In November 2014，he partnered with his two friends，to establish a unique bookstore with the idea‘A Single Room，A Single Book．’

Like its offering，the bookstore is simple．The selections that are picked by Morioka change weekly and vary widely to attract customers with different interests．Recent choices include The True Deceiver，all award-winning Swedish novel by Tove Jansson，Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales．and a collection of artist Karl Blossfeldt’s photography of plants．Morioka has also displayed books written by famous Japanese authors Mimei Ogawa and ito Akagi．

To highlight his single offering，Morioka often uses clever methods．For example，when selling a book about flowers，he decorated his shop with the ones that had been mentioned in the book．He also encourages featured authors to hold multiple talks and discussions so they can connect with customers．Morioka says his ultimate goal is for the customers to perience being inside a book，not just a bookstore!

Risky as the idea might seem，things appear to be going well．Morioka says he has sold over 2,100 books since he opened it．Things can only get better given that his bookstore is becoming increasingly popular not just among the locals but also visitors from other countries•

1.What is unusual about Morioka Shoten？

A．It sells only one kind of book each week．

B．It is huge with various books to choose．

C．It is located in the busy shopping district．

D．It is opened by an experienced bookseller．

2.What helped Yoshiyuki Morioka come up with the idea?

A．The practice he used to select books．

B．The way he partnered with his friends．

C．The suggestion from customers and readers．

D．The experience of organizing book readings．

3.How does Morioka highlight the weekly offered book?

A．By offering flowers to customers．

B．By encouraging readers to read widely．

C．By explaining the managing of bookstores．

D．By organizing meetings between writers and readers．

4.What does the author think of Morioka’s bookstore?

A．Boring． B．Unrealistic

C．Optimistic． D．Funny．

閱讀理解。

In Britain，it's bottoms up from the week before Christmas till the last firework explodes in the sky announcing the new year,．The last Friday before Christmas popularly known as‘Mad Friday’—is one of the busiest periods for the country’s pubs and clubs．

But it's not just the bars that get busy．Ambulances and A&E departments around Britain get packed out too．Head injuries,，cuts，falls…it's easy to end up hurting yourself or others when self-control disappear and your head is spinning due to alcoho1．Revelers(縱酒狂歡的人)have been warned by the health authorities about the dangers of deadly drinking but drinking crazily seems to be part of the festivities for some．

The charity Alcohol Concern is running a campaign of restriction by encouraging people to have a dry January．

Jackie Ballard，the charity’s Chief Executive，believes the campaign has been successful in recent years．She says：“More than two-thirds of people even six months later are drinking at reduced levels having had a month off drink．But also a study has shown the impact it has on people’s health reducing their blood pressure and blood sugar levels．”

The study by the University of Sussex followed up nearly 900 participants in Alcohol Concern’s Dry January campaign and found out that 72％of them had kept harmful drinking sessions down and 4％were still not drinking．

Moderation(適度)seems to be the key to everything．The official recommendation for women is not to regularly drink more than 2 to 3 units of alcohol a day．The limit for men is 3 to 4 units of alcohol—no more than a pint of 5．2％ABV lager，beer or cider．

1.The last Friday before Christmas is called．“Mad Friday”because_________．

A．people stay up too late

B．people go out and drink a lot

C．firework explodes in the sky

D．people go shoping madly

2.What is the second paragraph mainly about？

A．The atmosphere of the bars．

B．The effect of drinking too much．

C．The customs of the festivities．

D．The importance of the health authorities．

3.The result of dry January campaign is that________．

A．many people stop drinking

B．people drink more than before

C．people can improve their health

D．people’s blood pressure increases

4.What is the official suggestion of drinking alcohol？

A．Women shouldn’t drink any alcoho1．

B．People should stay away from alcoho1．

C．Men may drink 3 to 4 units of alcohol at least．

D．Moderate alcohol drinking can be accepted．

信息匹配。

The Dos and Don’ts of Learning a New Language People decide to learn another language for many different reasons．Some learn another language because they would like to live in another country．1.Some people have to study a language at school and others might decide to learn a language just for fun!

I’ve been learning French for just over two years．I decided to learn it because I wanted to learn something new and I love French culture．Learning French has been a fun and exciting journey but it’s also been challenging．I’ve learnt a lot about the challenges while learning a new language and have put together some‘dos’and‘don’ts’to help other language learners．

2.

Learning a new language can be a hard process that requires a lot of motivation．Try different activities to make your language learning more enjoyable．Why not try watching your favourite TV series in that language or listening to music in that language?

•Do write down your mistakes

3.I like to write the mistakes that I make in a small pocket book．

•Don’t set unrealistic expectations。

If you have recently started learning another language，it may be unrealistic to expect to be fluent within a couple of months．Be aware that it could take a while．4.It’s very difficult to have a native accent．The most important thing is that you’re clear and people can understand you．

•Don’t be scared

5.I worried about my accent，pronunciation，grammar and didn’t make the most of speaking opportunities．Looking back，it seems silly and now I’m more than happy to speak French．Don’t be afraid or overthink it，just be confident and speak．

A．Be confident

B．Do enjoy it

C．The same thing goes for accents．

D．Others decide to learn a language because of their job．

E．I wasn't confident when I first started speaking French．

F．Take your time and celebrate the progress that you’ve made so far．

G．A person correcting you is a good thing and it will help you improve．

完形填空。

A lovely little girl was holding two apples with both hands．Her mum came in and．_____asked her little daughter with a smile：“my sweetie，could you give your mum one of your two apples?”The girl looked _____ at her mum for some seconds，then she suddenly took a quick _____on one apple，and then quickly on the other．

The mum feIt the smile on her face_____．She tried hard not to show her_____．Then the little girl handed one of her_____apples to her mum，and said：mummy，here you are．This is the_____One．

No matter who you are，how experienced you are，and how knowledgeable you think you are，always_____judgment．Give others the privilege to _____ themselves．What you see may not be the _____ ．Never conclude for others．Which is why we should never only _____ the surface and judge others without understanding them _____ ．

Those who like to pay the bill，do so not because they are loaded，but because they value _____ above money．

Those who _____ first after a fight，do so not because they are wrong but because they value the people around them．

Those who often text you，do so not because they have _____ better to do but because you are in their heart．

One day，all of us will get _____ from each other；we will miss our conversations of everything &nothing；the _____ that we had．Days will pass by，months，years，_____ this contact becomes rare…One day our children will see our _____ and ask“Who are these people?”And we will smile with invisible tears because a heart is touched with a strong word and you will say：“_____ WAS THEM THAT I HAD THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE WITH”

1.A．quickly B．softly C．curiously D．sadly

2.A．up B．down C．out D．around

3.A．look B．taste C．bite D．try

4.A．remain B．rise C．speed D．freeze

5.A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．amusement D．confusion

6.A．rotten B．deserted C．split D．bitten

7.A．sweeter B．bigger C．fresher D．juicier

8.A．offer B．delay C．stop D．pass

9.A．criticize B．reflect C．explain D．introduce

10.A．result B．purpose C．attempt D．reality

11.A．work out B．hold up C．focus on D．give up

12.A．first B．last C．wrong D．little

13.A．friendship B．material C．bill D．surface

14.A．sacrifice B．suffer C．survive D．apologize

15.A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything

16.A．lost B．retired C．separated D．divorced

17.A．talks B．argument C．dreams D．contradict

18.A．until B．when C．though D．after

19.A．articles B．stories C．telephones D．pictures

20.A．WHAT B．IT C．THAT D．SUCH

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容(1個單詞)或括號內單詞的正確形式。

When my grandson Max told his mother．Andrea, to donate any cheque she would give him for his 21 st birthday to charity，Andrea got an idea．

She handed Max’s brother Charlie a video camera．Then she 1. (withdraw)21 $ 10 notes from the bank and bought 21 apples at the supermarket．When they spotted a 2. (home)man，Andrea told him．“Today is my son Max’s 21st birthday，3. he asked me to give a gift to someone4. (help)him celebrate．”She handed the man a $ 10 note and an apple．The man smiled into the camera and announced 5. (shy)，“Happy birthday，Max!”

Soon，they passed out their gifts to men and women6. (wait)in line at a soup kitchen．7. a unified chorus，they wished Max，“Happy birthday!”

At a pizza shop．Andrea 8. (1eave)$50 and told the owners to feed 9. hungry．“Happy birthday，Max!”they shouted．

With one last $10 note and apple，they stopped at Andrea’s sister’s office．Unable to contain her laughter or her 10. (tear)，she shouted into the camera，“Happy birthday，Max!”

短文改錯，假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1．每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2．只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。

I’m honoured that you would ask me for advices．As you know，our band is formed in a very unusual way．However．we have learned a lot of the band since then．

First，you will need to agree on what kind of music you want to write and play．You had better to play one kind of music if you want to become famous．Next，you will need to come with a name for your band—something which is different．

Then，make a specially time for practice and stick on it．You will also want to give several performances for friends and families to get their ideas on their musical ability．

Above all，just have funny!

書面表達，假設你是李華，你的英國筆友Jack來信說對中國文化很感興趣尤其喜歡唐詩(Tang poetry)。請你給他寫一封郵件，提出學習建議并表達祝愿，內容包括：

1．唐詩地位及影響；

2．列舉著名詩人；

3．歡迎來華交流。

注意：

1．詞數100左右：

2．可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3．開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數。

Dear Jack，

_______________________________________________________________________________

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Yours，

Li Hua

Don’t take it seriously，Alice．I wasn’t making _____ fun of you — it’s nothing but _____ joke．

A．/; the B．the; the

C．the; a D．/; a